# Explaining the House Farm Bill-2018-05-10

> The CRFB explains that the House farm bill would cost about $3 billion over five years and be roughly deficit-neutral over ten years. It details changes including tighter SNAP work requirements for able-bodied adults under 60, which has a net budget effect close to zero.

- Date: 2018-05-10 · published 2018-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65015-explaining-the-house-farm-bill-2018-05-10
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Budget neutrality and the SNAP changes affect whether the bill can pass, which determines how long current commodity and insurance programs stay in place.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-04-26 | [Initial Review of the House 2018 Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65504-initial-review-of-the-house-2018-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | +1.5% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2019-10-02 | [Unpacking the 2018 Farm Bill \| AgAmerica](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56549-unpacking-the-2018-farm-bill-agamerica.md) | +2.2% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-10-29 | [Farm Bill Ping-Pong: House Edition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56553-farm-bill-ping-pong-house-edition.md) | +2.7% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2018-09-14 | [Twelve Things To Know About The 2018 Farm Bill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63027-twelve-things-to-know-about-the-2018-farm-bill.md) | +2.4% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2023-05-15 | [2023-05-15 Minority Analysis: The May 2023 Farm Bill Scoring...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35928-2023-05-15-minority-analysis-the-may-2023-farm-bill-scoring.md) | -8.8% | -9.3% |
| SOY | 2018-04-26 | [Initial Review of the House 2018 Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65504-initial-review-of-the-house-2018-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | +0.5% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2019-10-02 | [Unpacking the 2018 Farm Bill \| AgAmerica](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56549-unpacking-the-2018-farm-bill-agamerica.md) | +0.1% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2019-10-29 | [Farm Bill Ping-Pong: House Edition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56553-farm-bill-ping-pong-house-edition.md) | +0.5% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- crfb.org: https://www.crfb.org/blogs/explaining-house-farm-bill

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